The manual consists of three parts. The first is an introductory phonetic course, where you will find the rules for reading and pronunciation. The second part is the main course, which includes the lexical and grammatical material necessary at the initial stage. The texts of the lessons are connected by a single fascinating outline of the story. A variety of exercises will help you learn the material better, and the keys to the exercises at the end of the book will test yourself.The third part of the textbook is unique educational comedies in a dialogical form (with translation into Russian and speech exercises), aimed at reinforcing acquired knowledge. The emotional and fascinating form of presentation of the material contributes to the successful and rapid development of oral Italian speech skills.The publication is addressed to everyone who begins to learn the most melodic and beautiful language, as well as to all those in love with Italy, as it introduces the famous Italian Comedy of Masks , with a lot of interesting information about the history, culture and traditions of the Italian people.